Comprehensive Trip Leader Workshop - Saturday, May 14, 2016

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The Basics:
Event Type: Course 
Event Location: ACC Clubhouse 
Date(s) & Time:   Saturday, May 14, 2016 03:30 PM  
Registration Cut Off:   Tuesday, May 10, 2016 12:00 AM  
Event Duration: 1 1/2 days 
Difficulty Rating:   D2 - See Conversion Chart  
Trip Coordinator(s):   Andy Strangemann
 

Participant Info:
Who's Invited:   Members Only  
Attendee Screening:   Attendees are Pre-Screened
Maximum Group Size: 18
Maximum No. Guests: 0
Minimum Group Size: 12
Maximum No. Guests Per Member: 0
Number Registered So Far:   17 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
Are Dogs Permitted:   No

Itinerary:

To all current and aspiring trip leaders: Mark down the weekend of May 14th to 15th on your calendars!

This is your chance to ramp up your trip leading and outdoor adventure skills in time for the coming summer season. The T&L Committee, along with a group of our veteran section leaders, are hosting a 1 1/2 day Comprehensive Trip Leading Workshop, which incorporates many of the aspects of the TNF course in a condensed format.

During the weekend you will have the opportunity to learn not only the ins and outs of trip leading and the many soft skills associated with leading people into the outdoors, but in addition we will be covering essential topics such as:

  • group management skills,
  • dealing with common injuries,
  • working with communication devices,
  • navigation & route finding,
  • emergency shelters and bivy's,
  • legal aspects,
  • liability and trip waivers,
  • post accident/incident work and reporting,
  • risk management,
  • case studies of past accidents and where things went wrong.

The weekend workshop will start at 3:30pm on Saturday, May 14th at the ACC Canmore Clubhouse and feature a couple of in house sessions at the Club House followed by a communal dinner and a group discussion after dinner.

The Sunday will be spent almost entirely outdoors going through through a number of scenarios and group training, as we all head out on an actual trip (most likely a Bow Valley scramble) in smaller groups. We have booked space at the Clubhouse for our group, including accommodations, so we will all enjoy a joint dinner and sleepover at the Clubhouse.

This will be a very interactive weekend where the various exercises are meant to engage you and foster an atmosphere of joint learning in the sharing of information among the group. The Sunday trip in particular will allow every participant to take turns in leading and problem solving on the go.

This course is offered at a cost of $100.- per person and includes the Saturday night accommodation at the Clubhouse and Pizza dinner on Saturday night, as well as course materials. This course is also subject to the sections subsidy policy, under which you are eligible for a refund of the $100 if you run a trip for our section within 12 months of taking the course and submit the trip waiver to the section treasurer. So the workshop should be free for you active leaders.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to spend an fun and educational weekend with your fellow section trip leaders!
PS: For those that want to make more of their Saturday we will have some separate Navigation and unplanned Bivy training earlier on in the day at or near the clubhouse.

Required Items to Bring:
We will provide a list of items to bring along to you later, but essentially overnight gear for staying at the clubhouse, pen and paper as well as all the gear you would take on a one day outing in the field on your favourite full day climb/scramble.

Recommended Items to Bring:
A keen interest to learn and to share your knowledge in a group setting

Notes:
You will be moved from the wait list to list of confirmed participants once you have sent us the course fee of $100.00. As space is limited we request that you send us these funds soon to ensure that you will have a spot on the course. The preferred payment option is by sending an INTERAC e-transfer to the ACC Treasurer using the Treasurer@ACCCalgary.ca email address. Please ensure to also send the password for accepting the e-transfer to our Treasurer by separate email immediately following the transfer email. The other option is to send a cheque payable to "Alpine Club of Canada - Calgary Section” to our Treasurer at: ACC Calgary Section P.O. Box 1995 Calgary, AB T2P 2M2 Please understand that we will not accept payment via Paypal. When making the e-transfer or writing the cheque, please ensure that your name and the name of the course for which you are making the payment is clearly visible. We also ask you to please send an email copy of the e-transfer to the course coordinator, or in the case of using the cheque option, notify the coordinator that you have sent the cheque to our Treasurer.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!
No refunds on cancellations unless we can fill your place.
*Cancellation Policy*: If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.
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Registration for this event closed on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 12:00 AM.